Teachers in Maine and other states have faced scrutiny and discipline over comments or online posts they allegedly made after last week’s assasination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The intense focus on educators and backlash from students and parents over teachers’ words that implied approval of Kirk’s death or criticized the right-wing activist’s views has served as a reminder of the public-facing nature of the profession and additional expectations of conduct for those who work in schools.

Maine education officials and teacher union leaders did not have a count of such Kirk-related complaints or investigations facing educators who have been singled out on social media or in conservative forums. But one incident led to police getting called to a rural Maine school after parents

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